Muffler.



No. 783,867. PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905. G. HYMAN.

MUFFLER.

APPLICATION 111.21) DIEO.1Z. 1904.

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GUSTAVT) HYlVlAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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SPJEJOIIFIUA'IION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 783,867, dated February 28, 1905.

Application filed December 12, 1904. Serial No. 236,461.

To all whom, 1725 am/y concern.-

Be it known that l, (Ji'USTAVlt HYMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, Manhattan, county and State of New York, have invented new and useful Tnnprovements in Mufflers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a muffler composed of a neck band and a.partly-detached pad and IQ which is 'so constructed that while the neckband may be readily secured around the neck of the wearer without buttons or other fasteners the pad will remain seated flat upon the chest.

lln the accol'npanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a muffler embodying my inventioi'l. Fig. 2 is a detail showing the spring-inclosingl'laps before being folded, and Fig. 3 a similar view showing the flaps folded to form the spring-inclosing pockets.

The body of the muffler is composed of a lower pad a and an upper integral neckband a, which are connected to one another at the center, but are disconnected at the right and 2 5 left sides. in this way the neckband may be freely folded around the neck of the wearer without taking the pad along, the latter remaining seated flat upon the chest. in order to permit the rnuflier to be quickly and se- 3 curely applied, 1 secure to the upper edge of the ncckband a a Wire or band spring 7), which extends from end to end of the neckband. At such ends the spring I) is first turned downward, as at b, then inward horizontally, as at I)", and finally upward, as at 7), to become united to the main body of the spring at 5". The upright end sections will thus reinforce the ends of the neckband, while the lower horizontal sections 7) will bind and stiffen the 4- lower edges of the right and left neckbandflaps, which are detached from the pad. a. in this way the ncckband is so reinforced along all of its edges that it will lie tightly against the neck, while the throwing of objectionable folds is prevented.

The bent end sections 7/ b I) oi. the spring further constitute linger-pieces, by means of which the device can be readily n'iani mlated.

The main body of spring I) is inclosed within an upper seam or pocket a of band (a, while the end sections of the spring are inciosed by end pockets a. The upper pocket is formed by turning down and securing an iiipwardlyextel'iding 'Ilap It", while the end pockets are formed by turning inward and seen ring a pair of laterally-extending flaps a.

It will be seen that my improved mother can be readily applied by lirst spreading the spring, then fitting-the neckband, and linally releasing the spring. The latter will thus encircle the neck and cause the neckband to be quickly and securely attached without the use of buttons or other fastening devices, while the pad will remain seated flat upon the chest. The neekband should be of such a length that its ends will overlap, so that it will readily adjust itself to necks of different sizes without leaving an objectionable gap at the back.

What ll claim isin a muffler, a pad and a neckband which is connected to the pad at the center and disconnected therefrom at the ends, combined with a spring having an upper section'that ex. tends along the upper edge of the neckbal'id, a pair of upright end sections that extend along the ends of the neckln'md, and a pair of lower sections that extend along the lower edges of the neckband, substantially as specilied.

Signed by me at New York city, (ivianhattan,) New York, this 10th day of December, 1904:.

GUSTA VE l 'I Y M A N.

Witnesses:

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